New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Thanksgiving is marked as a national holiday. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, it falls on November 27. It is, at heart, a harvest holiday. It is also an annual national holiday in the United States. It is the day Americans come together, celebrate with meals consisting of various dishes, and thank the year that has passed.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. On 3 October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln had proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving. However, after a joint resolution of Congress in 1941, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a proclamation in 1942 designating Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November.

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